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Comprehensive Reading Comprehensive Reading Strategic I mprovement Plan Strategic I mprovement Plan Pre- -K through Grade 12 K through Grade 12 Pre READI NG Alignment READI NG Alignment 1

Three I mprovement Goals Goals Three I mprovement 1. Ensure that the Pre- -K K- -12 written, 12 written, 1. Ensure that the Pre taught, and assessed curricula curricula are are taught, and assessed scientifically research based and in in scientifically research based and alignment with the Voluntary State with the Voluntary State alignment Curriculum and the Reading Policy. Curriculum and the Reading Policy. 2. Ensure that valid and reliable reading 2. Ensure that valid and reliable reading assessments are available and are available and assessments appropriately used to make appropriately used to make instructional decisions . . instructional decisions 3. Ensure that all students have access 3. Ensure that all students have access to, and are placed in, appropriate to, and are placed in, appropriate reading interventions interventions at all levels. at all levels. reading 2

Literacy Vision Literacy Vision Each one one of our Carroll of our Carroll Each � � County Public School County Public School students will students will purposefully and purposefully and critically engage texts critically engage texts and communicate and communicate with accuracy, clarity, with accuracy, clarity, and impact. and impact. 3

Literacy Mission � Carroll County Public School students will develop the ability to access, understand, organize, evaluate , and use information from a variety of sources for multiple purposes. 4

Accomplishments to Date Accomplishments to Date Goal 1 Goal 1 � PreK PreK- -12 Literacy Mission providing 12 Literacy Mission providing � increased connections and increased connections and communication communication � Middle School VSC Resource Guide Middle School VSC Resource Guide � for Comprehension supporting for Comprehension supporting aligned instruction aligned instruction 5

Accomplishments to Date Accomplishments to Date Goal 1 Goal 1 � Aligned Phonics Scope and Sequence Aligned Phonics Scope and Sequence � Curriculum being implemented Curriculum being implemented � Explicit spelling and vocabulary Explicit spelling and vocabulary � instruction, through word study, instruction, through word study, being systematically provided being systematically provided � I ntegration of Social Studies and I ntegration of Social Studies and � Reading instruction establishing Reading instruction establishing comprehension connections comprehension connections 6

Accomplishments to Date Accomplishments to Date Goal 2 Goal 2 � Testing and Assessment Center Testing and Assessment Center � database data guiding instruction database data guiding instruction � Phonics assessments aligning Phonics assessments aligning � Phonics Scope and Sequence Phonics Scope and Sequence Curriculum Curriculum 7

Accomplishments to Date Accomplishments to Date Goal 2 Goal 2 � Scholastic Reading I nventory Scholastic Reading I nventory � aligning elementary with middle and aligning elementary with middle and high schools high schools � Formative Quarterly Assessments Formative Quarterly Assessments � for I nformational and Literary for I nformational and Literary Comprehension aligning Grades 4- -8 8 Comprehension aligning Grades 4 8

Accomplishments to Date Accomplishments to Date Goal 3 Goal 3 � Reading I ntervention Teachers Reading I ntervention Teachers � reorganized in regions and reorganized in regions and relocated in middle schools relocated in middle schools � I nstructional Support Teams I nstructional Support Teams � expanding into middle schools expanding into middle schools 9

Accomplishments to Date Accomplishments to Date Goal 3 Goal 3 � Wilson intervention trained Wilson intervention trained � teachers located in every teachers located in every elementary, middle, and high school elementary, middle, and high school � Elementary Reading Specialists in Elementary Reading Specialists in � all elementary schools trained in all elementary schools trained in FUNdations intervention FUNdations intervention 10

Summary: Pre-K-12 Alignment Outcomes ASSESSED Curriculum ASSESSED Curriculum # 1 in Maryland for # 1 in Maryland for Reading: 3,4,5,6,7,8 Reading: 3,4,5,6,7,8 TAUGHT Curriculum TAUGHT Curriculum Explicit, Aligned I nstruction WRI TTEN Curriculum WRI TTEN Curriculum VSC VSC 11

Next Steps Next Steps � Dr. Tim Shanahan, past I nternational Reading Association president, providing comprehension professional development for Carroll County 12

Next Steps Next Steps CURRI CULA: : CURRI CULA � Expand alignment of written, Expand alignment of written, � taught, and assessed curricula with taught, and assessed curricula with Quarterly Formative Assessments Quarterly Formative Assessments for comprehension into grade three for comprehension into grade three 13

Next Steps Next Steps � I mplement new middle school I mplement new middle school � Resource Guide for Comprehension Resource Guide for Comprehension of I nformational Text of I nformational Text � I mplement explicit instructional I mplement explicit instructional � guidelines to elementary curricula to elementary curricula guidelines 14

Next Steps Next Steps � Monitor effectiveness of Monitor effectiveness of � systematic phonics phonics curriculum curriculum systematic ASSESSMENTS: ASSESSMENTS: � Expand Elementary Testing and Expand Elementary Testing and � Assessment Center Data Base Assessment Center Data Base

Next Steps Next Steps � Monitor effectiveness of student Monitor effectiveness of student � assessments assessments I NTERVENTI ONS: � I dentify Tiered I nterventions for classroom teachers and Special Educators

Next Steps Next Steps � Provide job-embedded professional development connecting interventions with taught and assessed curricula

Next Steps Next Steps COMMUNI CATI ON: COMMUNI CATI ON: � I dentify priorities for instructional I dentify priorities for instructional � time time � Develop new literacy website Develop new literacy website to to � improve communication improve communication

“Focusing on Focusing on Focusing on “ Focusing on each each one one one each each one of our of our of our of our students, students, students, students, teachers, teachers, teachers, teachers, and schools and schools and schools and schools will make a will make a will make a will make a difference difference difference difference for many. for many.” ” for many. for many. 19